Background: Diabetes is referred to a group of diseases characterized by high glucose
levels in blood. It is caused by a deficiency in the production or function of insulin or both …

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease in which destruction or damaging of
the beta-cells in the islets of Langerhans results in insulin deficiency and hyperglycemia. We …

Aims/hypothesis Data on type 1 diabetes incidence and prevalence are limited, particularly
for adults. This study aims to estimate global numbers of incident and prevalent cases of …

Backgroud Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease and a severe public health issue.
The incidence trends for type 1 diabetes (TIDM) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) have rarely …

This paper describes the methodology, results and limitations of the 2013 International
Diabetes Federation (IDF) Atlas (6th edition) estimates of the worldwide numbers of …

According to the 'hygiene hypothesis', the decreasing incidence of infections in western
countries and more recently in developing countries is at the origin of the increasing …

Background The incidence of type 1 diabetes in children younger than 15 years is
increasing. Prediction of future incidence of this disease will enable adequate fund …

The hygiene hypothesis postulates that an environment with a high incidence of infectious
diseases protects against allergic and autoimmune diseases, whereas hygienic …

Despite that the human gastrointestinal tract is the most populated ecological niche by
bacteria in the human body, much is still unknown about its characteristics. This site is highly …

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder of glucose metabolism with serious clinical
consequences. The multi-system complications of diabetes include microvascular …